NYC MARATHON

"The TCS New York Marathon. From Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island, crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, runners pass through all five boroughs of New York City to the finish line in Central Park. But behind those thousands of people gathering all together is one organization that has kept the city running, quite literally, for more than six decades: New York Road Runners."

"What began in 1958 as a small run club with forty men in Macombs Dam Park in the Bronx has since grown into an institution that produces sixty adult and youth races annually, including the TCS New York City Marathon. A lot of things are cyclical, said Ted Metellus, NYRR's chief event production officer & race director. We are probably in our third or fourth running boom."

"The first New York Marathon, led by NYRR founder Fred Lebow and president Vince Chiappetta, had 55 finishers and took place in Central Park in 1970. Today, the marathon welcomes and hosts more than 55,000 athletes from all backgrounds and communities around the world. In 1976, Lebow took the marathon beyond the park borders, routing it through all five boroughs with more than 2000 runners."

New York Road Runners began in 1958 as a small run club of forty men in Macombs Dam Park in the Bronx and expanded into an institution producing sixty adult and youth races annually, including the TCS New York City Marathon. The marathon route runs from Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge through all five boroughs to Central Park. The first New York Marathon in 1970 had 55 finishers; by recent editions the race hosts more than 55,000 athletes worldwide. Fred Lebow rerouted the event through all boroughs in 1976, transforming it into a citywide community celebration and an international racing stage.

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